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PNTC Long Range Shooting In WV

Not sure if there are many members in the northern West Virginia area but I just Joined Peacemaker National Training Center last year. I had my first opportunity to take part in their Frontier Range long range practice.

For this past Sunday’s event they had about 20 target positions with 2-3 different size steel plates at each location. They were spread out over a 90° arc at different elevations and ranged from 400-1100 yds.

The circled target below was a 16” steel silhouette at 1100yds.

The people there are great. If you live within 2hrs of their location and are interested in casual competition long range shooting and matches you should check them out.

How long were you on the membership waitlist? It's almost a 2 hour drive from me now, but it's the closest 1k range I would have access to. A friend and I have been planning a trip to check out their 300 yard range that's open to non members.

How long were you on the membership waitlist? It's almost a 2 hour drive from me now, but it's the closest 1k range I would have access to. A friend and I have been planning a trip to check out their 300 yard range that's open to non members.

I was on the wait list for about 7 months. Then as soon as I joined they had a recruitment drive where any member could sign up a friend who could immediately bypass the waitlist. So I signed up a friend.

The 300 yd range is really part of their 100/200/300 yd range. It’s not really anything special. You can register for the Long Range Matches as well as the Frontier Sunday’s as a non-member but I believe you just pay a higher match fee than members.

Looks good! I'm all the way down near Huntington so it'd be a little bit of a drive for me. There's nothing really close around here for me.
Scooter

You mean with all them hills in W VA, you found a spot where there aint any? lol
Anyway whats a few hours drive to go do something you like?
I know quite a few guys who drove that far and further just to shoot 10 shots at Williamsport twice a month.
There are others who camp there overnight because of the long distances they drive.
Note that i didn't say that i was one of them.
There are no doubt places to shoot at least for fun, near where many of us live, but were just not tuned in enough to notice them.
Even in places like here in Florida, it's possible to get more distance. Last year i was driving out a country road about 20 miles west of here.
The area is all cattle ranches, and the terrain is about perfectly flat, as is most of the state.
A guy was just closing a gate as i passed him, and there sat a Jeep with a large tuna tower i guessed to be about 12' from the ground.
Now what in the world would a rancher in Florida be doing with a Jeep with a tuna tower during deer season?
I also know guys in VA who hunt l/r from platforms on top of large hay wagons.